Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsPsalms 15
English College of Douai–Rheims
Read Psalms 15 in the BiblePsalms 15:10
Not leave my soul in hell.
How Calvin and Beza sometimes corrupt this text, always pervert the sense [1], and most absurdly oppose themselves against all ancient holy Fathers, concerning the Article of Christ's descending in soul into that part of hell called Lymbus patrum, is largely noted Gen. 37. Act. 2. & 1 Pet. 3. Only here we may not omit to advertise the reader, that some Protestant Bibles permitting the world hell to remain in the text [2], a latter Edition for hell, putteth grave, with this only note in the former place, that this is chiefly meant of Christ, by whose Resurrection all his members have immortality And Act. 2. they repeat their new text by this paraphrasis: Thou shalt not leave me in the grave. wresting that which pertaineth to the body rising from the grave, to the soul, which was not at all in the grave, all time the body lay there.
- 1 Protestants denying that Christ descended into limbus, translate grave for hell.
- 2 1552. 1577. 1603.
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Psalms 15:5
Our Lord the portion of mine inheritance.
Christ, whom the Jews expected as an earthly conqueror, that should advance himself and them temporally in this world [1], was indeed, as the children and multitude called him, King of Israel (Joan. 12.) At which time (as also before) he exercised temporal Jurisdiction, in correcting abuses in the Temple (Mat. 21. Joan. 2.) And when Pilate demanded of him if he were a King (Joan. 18. v. 37.) he answered: Thou sayst, that I am a King. For this I was born, and for this came I into the world, that I should give testimony to the truth. And though he answered withal, that his Kingdom (to wit the possession and use thereof) was not of this world, yet Pilate by God's providence, writ the title, and would not alter it, Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews. [2] But Christ's chief inheritance, and reward of his merits is God himself, as here he professeth by his Prophet David: which is also the only true & perfect inheritance of all Christ's servants, wherefore Clergy men more particularly profess the same, when they first enter into their spiritual state [3], addicting and dedicating themselves to serve God in Ecclesiastical function, not for temporal inheritance, but for a better lot, God himself, who is all Good, and most perfect goodness, true riches, and eternal inheritance. In which election of state to live and serve God in, every Clergy man sayth: Our Lord is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup: Thou art he that will restore mine inheritance unto me. Man calleth it his inheritance, because he was created to serve God, and for his service to inherit God: which reward though he lost by sin, yet every one returning to God's service, and persevering therein, recovereth by Christ new right and title to the same inheritance, performing their duties in their several vocations. Some travailing in the world, but not loving it [4]: others sequestered from secular affairs duly administering sacred offices, more peculiarly called Divine service.